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History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I.
History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I.
To The Sources Of The Missouri, Thence Across The Rocky Mountains And Down The River Columbia To The Pacific Ocean. Performed During The Years 1804-5-6.
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In 1803, the act for establishing trading houses with the Indian tribes being about to expire, some modifications of it were recommended to congress by a confidential message of January 18th, and an extension of its views to the Indians on the Missouri. In order to prepare the way, the message proposed the sending an exploring party to trace the Missouri to its source, to cross the Highlands, and follow the best water-communication which offered itself from thence to the Pacific ocean. Congress approved the proposition, and voted a sum of money for carrying it into execution. Captain Lewis, who had then been near two years with me as private secretary, immediately renewed his solicitations to have the direction of the party. I had now had opportunities of knowing him intimately. Of courage undaunted; possessing a firmness and perseverance of purpose which nothing but impossibilities could divert from its direction; careful as a father of those committed to his charge, yet stea
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This is the compiled history of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. This Vol. I covers only the period into October of 1805, when the expedition has crossed the Rockies, but not yet arrived at the Columbia River. Therefore, it does not have the story of the overwintering near the mouth of the Columbia at "Fort Clatsop", nor does it cover the trip back to St. Louis. While the prose can be sometimes tedious (we proceeded 2 miles to an island on the left, then 1 and half miles to a creek on the right, then...", the descriptions of the Indian communities and lifestyles before much corruption by white men can be exceedingly interesting. If you're a history buff or have an interest in the Lewis and Clark expedition, you'll want to read this.
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